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VOCABULARY WORDS MSHALVERSON4
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English
9th Grade
12/29/2008

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pecuniary
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of or relating to money
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adjure
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to command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath,to appeal to or entreat earnestly
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discernible
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capable of being discerned; distinguishable
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triumvirate
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a government of three officers or magistrates functioning jointly
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ponderous
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having great weight(mental or physical) burdensome; massive
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malevolent
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wishing evil upon others
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predilection
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to think favorably of something
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morbid
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of relation to, or characteristic of disease; characterized by gloomy or unwholesome ideas; focused on death
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foray
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a sudden quick raid or attack
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judicious
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having or exercising sound judgement; wise and sensible; prudent and discreet
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amiable
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friendly, cordial, agreeable
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begrudge
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to envy another's possession or enjoyment of something
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auspicious
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marked by favorable circumstances
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nebulous
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hazy, vague, confused
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sundry
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pure, undefiled, unmarked
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infallible
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incapable or making a mistake
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profligate
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extravagantly wasteful and usually wildly immoral and licentious; a wasteful person
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assiduous
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hard-working, busy, diligent
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staid
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settled; fixed; serious; sedate
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ominous
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foreshadowing evil or disaster, menacing, threatening
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